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flow rate vs flowrate

"Flow rate" and "flowrate" are both correct, but the contexts in which they are used are not the same. "Flow rate" is more commonly used when referring to the rate at which a fluid passes through a system, while "flowrate" is a single word often used in technical or scientific contexts.
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flow rate

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially in the context of fluid dynamics and engineering.

Use "flow rate" when referring to the rate at which a fluid passes through a system, such as in fluid dynamics, engineering, or environmental science.

Examples:

  • The flow rate of the river was measured in cubic meters per second.
  • Increasing the flow rate of the coolant improved the efficiency of the system.
  • In physics and engineering, in particular fluid dynamics, the volumetric flow rate is the volume of fluid which passes per unit time; usually it is ...
  • The volume flow rate Q ‍ of a fluid is defined to be the volume of fluid that is passing through a given cross sectional area per unit time. The term cross ...
  • Flow rate may refer to: Flow measurement, a quantification of bulk fluid movement; Mass flow rate (ṁ or μ), the mass of a substance which passes per unit of ...
  • Jul 12, 2016 ... It seems 200-280 ml/30 s is seen as the ideal flow rate w/o portafilter (water debit) - at least these values are recommended by @MattPerger ...
  • Nov 7, 2019 ... Flow rate will accommodate nozzle size, temperature and material, that sort of thing. First esteps, then flow.
  • Jan 21, 2019 ... ... like to know if there is a way to simply calculate the flow rate of the T200 Thruster at a certain thrust. For example at 12V and…
  • Jul 6, 2023 ... I know a lot of players say that Flow Rate Expansion is not very good and Tuned Cooler is much better and they are probably right but in my opinion this OC is ...
  • Feb 11, 2020 ... Can someone explain why the flow rate is set to 95% in the LCD menu? If I slice something with a flow rate of 100% and print it via SD card, ...
  • Apr 16, 2023 ... ... flow rate. When I do so instead of getting the same mass flow rate values on both the pressure outlet and mass flow inlet faces I get the ...
  • Jul 4, 2023 ... The max volumetric flow rate in the filament profile is used to limit speed to make sure there is no under-extrusion. If you want to tweak for ...

Alternatives:

  • rate of flow
  • fluid flow rate
  • velocity of flow

flowrate

This phrase is correct, but it is less common and typically used in technical or scientific contexts.

Use "flowrate" as a single word in technical or scientific contexts to refer to the rate of flow of a fluid or substance.

Examples:

  • The flowrate of the chemical reaction was carefully monitored.
  • The flowrate sensor measures the speed of the fluid passing through the pipe.
  • Aug 21, 2018 ... Flowrate or flow rate? I normally spell this as one word and get annoyed by spellcheck. Although a quick online search now seems so put me ...
  • 'Fully analytical flowrate prediction' is the estimation of flowrate through a turbine from basic fluid and thermodynamic principles as a function of the ...
  • Jan 9, 2022 ... Is there a concept of flowrate tuning in Klipper after you've tuned your rotation distance apart from Pressure Advance?
  • Go package for limiting and monitoring data flow rate - mxk/go-flowrate.
  • Mar 29, 2020 ... does this mean the flowrate for infill/solid fill will be higher than the "overall flowrate" (actually 100% and not 92%)? or will the flowrate ...
  • Dec 29, 2021 ... Issue is as follows: With a 100% Flowrate, the printer, Cr-10s, severely overextrudes. Roughly 120% overextrusion, as a 0.68mm layerwidth ...
  • May 10, 2018 ... In fact, if I dial back flowrate until the solid infills look good I ... flowrate difference from walls to top/bottom layers (solid infills) ...
  • Aug 22, 2018 ... When printing using Ocopi, I am confused about the Flowrate and Feedrate that it shows while printing. If I set both in a slicer say at 70% ...
  • Sep 14, 2021 ... Airborne SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in hospital environment using high-flowrate air samplers and its comparison to surface sampling. Indoor Air ...
  • Aug 6, 2020 ... Re: Measuring flowrate on labVIEW using a Coriolis flow meter ... Hi,. Unfortunately I don't have the real hardware yet so I won't be able to test ...

Alternatives:

  • flow speed
  • flow velocity
  • flow volume

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